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Source Description
This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.630 is inscribed with the title of the work and the author's name: Divan-i Khvajah Hafiz Shirazi 'alayhi al-rahmah. The gilt medallion with inscription and blue and gilt ground is decorated with polychrome vine and floral motifs. The text area has interlinear gilt decoration, also with polychrome floral motifs. The framing lines are in blue, gold, and black.
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Document identity
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81211
label
Incipit Page with Titlepiece
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
81211
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Incipit Page with Titlepiece
description
This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.630 is inscribed with the title of the work and the author's name: Divan-i Khvajah Hafiz Shirazi 'alayhi al-rahmah. The gilt medallion with inscription and blue and gilt ground is decorated with polychrome vine and floral motifs. The text area has interlinear gilt decoration, also with polychrome floral motifs. The framing lines are in blue, gold, and black.
provenance
Sultan 'Uthman Khan (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [erased waqf seal and statement signed by [Ibrahim] Hanif, inspector of awqaf and the shelfmarks 3815 and 3795 (crossed out) on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
966 AH/AD 1559 (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26
height
15.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (26 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on cream-colored laid paper
creator_ids
15731
15730
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MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
2827
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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f194b2efc0cf4f62